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FascismIsDeath

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8. Why are you going on about flight delays and not SNAP and federal worker paychecks?

Reply to Arazi (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 07:08 PM

Dec 11

I 100% agree with you that this is a terrible thing, that people are going to suffer, etc. Not just people that rely on those subsidies, but everyone who has private insurance... this is gonna have shockwaves across the system. But flight delays were at the bottom of the list of reasons some Dems gave in. The hostages were about to be shot. Period. The notion that Democrats have any real leverage, at least until there is another election, is a laughable myth that is completely out of mathematical reality.

You should stop pretending that this was about flight delays. Thats just dishonest.

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"Senate Democrats hoped the threat of soaring insurance premiums would force Republicans to act" [View all] Miles Archer Dec 11 OP

Maga is Lucy. Dems are Charlie Brown. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum. NewHendoLib Dec 11 #1

I think that markodochartaigh Dec 11 #4

Plenty of DUers bought into this shit Arazi Dec 11 #5

Why are you going on about flight delays and not SNAP and federal worker paychecks? FascismIsDeath Dec 11 #8

We had less than a week of flight delays and Dems caved Arazi Dec 11 #9

People with private jets were Bettie Dec 11 #11

I think their logic might have been that keeping karynnj Dec 11 #12

thast why im glad to see more and more entrenced dems get primaried moonshinegnomie Dec 11 #15

So why did they cave on the shutdown again? leftstreet Dec 11 #2

Because imposing more cruelty upon federal workers and SNAP families tritsofme Dec 11 #18

Somehow we need to create a public option next time we have the WH. OrlandoDem2 Dec 11 #3

Agree....👍 anciano Dec 11 #7

A public option was written into the ACA and passed in the House. betsuni Dec 12 #19

this makes me sick , that there are still dems who dont understand the animals with which they are dealing Fullduplexxx Dec 11 #6

I think a lot of them have decided the house is lost Johonny Dec 11 #10

Because the naivete and delusion have served us so well dalton99a Dec 11 #13

They're burning down Rome while the fat, orange imbecile is fiddling wolfie001 Dec 11 #14

Fight Cirsium Dec 11 #16

The cruelty of the republican cult liberal N proud Dec 11 #17

And now I get to hear Woodwizard Dec 12 #20